Brief Remarks at Various Locations

OPENING REMARKS
AMBASSADOR MIKE MANSFIELD
EMBASSY ORIENTATION PROGRAM
OCTOBER 21~ 1981
I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU THIS MORNING TO THE ANNUAL
EMBASSY ORIENTATION PROGRAM. DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS~ I'M
SURE THAT ALL OF YOU~ NEWCOMERS AND OLD HANDS ALIKE~ WILL
COME TO HAVE A' GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE SCOPE OF OUR
OPERATION~ THE MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF WORK WHICH GO ON IN
OUR EMBASSY~ AND HOW EACH OF YOU FITS INTO THE LARGER PICTURE
OF THE U.S. MISSION IN JAPAN.
OUR SPEAKERS WILL BE TALKING ABOUT A VERY LARGEtSCALE
OPERATION INDEED, THIS CHANCERY BUILDING ITSELF~ OPENED
FIVE YEARS AGO~ IS THE LARGEST U.S. CHANCERY IN THE WORLD.
OUR EMBASSY STAFF OF ALMOST 600 EMPLOYEES~ REPRESENTING
OVER 20 GOVERNMENT AGENCIES COMPRISES ONE OF OUR LARGEST
EMBASSIES,
I HAVE SAID THIS MANY TIMES BEFORE~ BUT IT BEARS
REPEATING~ PARTICULARLY NOW~ RIGHT AT THE START OF THIS
PROGRAM: THE U.S. - JAPAN RELATIONSHIP IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP IN THE WORLD~ BAR NUN£!
ALL OF YOU HERE~ AS MEMBERS OF THE EMBASSY FAMILY~ HAVE
AN IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY IN THIS VITAL RELATIONSHIP,
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THE NEXT TWO DAYS WILL GIVE YOU A BETTER FEELING FOR
JUST HOW MANY-FACETED THE U.S, - JAPAN RELATIONSHIP IS, AT
THIS TIME) LET ME OFFER JUST A FEW EXAMPLES:
LAST YEAR OUR CONSULAR SECTION DOWNSTAIRS ISSUED OVER
HALF A MILLION VISAS TO JAPANESE TRAVELING TO THE U.S,;
FREQUENT CULTURAL) SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL
EXCHANGES COMPRISE A HIGHLY IMPORTANT PART OF THE
CONTINUING DIALOGUE BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES;
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-- ·THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN MAINTAIN THE LARGEST
OVERSEAS TRADING RELATIONSHIP IN THE HISTORY'OF THE
WORLD -- TWO WAY TRADE IS OVER $51 BILLION AND
GROWING RAPIDLY; AND)
JAPAN IS BY FAR OUR BEST CUSTOMER OF AMERICAN
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - $6 BILLION IN 1980 -
AND HERE TOO) THE TREND IS UP.
BUT JAPAN IS MUCH MORE TO THE UNITED STATES THAN OUR MAJOR
OVERSEAS TRADING PARTNER, JAPAN IS OUR CLOSE FRIEND AND
STAUNCH ALLY, WE HAVE AN EXTREMELY CLOSE POLITICAL RELATIONSHIP
TESTIFIED TO BY FREQUENT CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN US ON ALL MAJOR
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES.
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I AM HAPPY AND PROUD TO BE A PART OF THIS U.S. - JAPAN
RELATIONSHIPJ AND I HOPE THAT ALL OF YOU SHARE THIS FEELING
WITH ME. As THIS ORIENTATION PROGRESSESJ I'M SURE YOU WILL
COME TO APPRECIATE MORE FULLY THE BREADTH OF THIS VITALLY
IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP AND THE ROLE THAT THE EMBASSY --
ALL OF US PLAY IN IT.
Now I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE BILL CLARKJ ouR DCMJ AND
ASK HIM TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND INTRODUCE THE SENIOR EMBASSY
OFFICERS,
ONCE AGAINJ WELCOME TO OUR ORIENTATION PROGRAM.•
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THE AHI!.I\ICAN PEOPLE HAVB SPOKEl~ IN A FHiill, DENOC!i.ATIC ELECTION AND !lAVE
CHOSEN hONALD lillAGAN AS THE 40TH PliliSID1NT OF THE UNITED STATES . AS FJ\Ii.
AS JAPJ)N IS CONCERNED, OUR POLICY WILL BE UNCHANGlill~ AND viE \'/ILL CONTINUE
TO DO EVEJ~YTHING vJE CAN TO l1AKE STRONGER THE HOST IHPO!i.TANT BILATEML
ft.E:LATIONSIUP IN Ttl]); M W011.LD -- THAT IS B:E.T\vl:EN JAPAN AND THE UNITl!:D
STATES -- MD TO DO SO ON THE BASIS OF EQUALITY, MUTUAL n~UST, l1UTUAL
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COtlFIDENCE AND ChEATER UNDEhSTANDING . OV!~ RELATIONSHIP IS TOO IHPOh-l<
TANT TO DO UTHEhWISE . AND I AH CONFIDENT THAT THAT IS THE VI1W OF
PhESIDENT :)!,UC},' hEAGAN.
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Mr. Mori, Mr. Kraemer, and Delegates to the Fourth
Joint Meeting of the Mining and Metallurgic Institute of
Japan and the American Institute of Minins, Metallurgical
and Petroleum Engineers. It is a great pleasure for me to
have the opportunity to speak to you today.
As you already know, the results of the U.S.
Presidential election are in and this coming January
Ronald Reagan will be sworn in as our new President. Under
bee..,
the Carter Administration great progress hPsrraae in
strengthening the bonds between the U.S. and Japan and I
am proud to have been able to play a part in that process.
I firmly believe under the new administration U.S.-Japanese
relations will continue to develop in a positive manner
for the benefit of both countries.
I was n-ot surprised at the outco~e of the election; ~
I w-as surprised by the size of the vote in favor of Governor Reagan, which I would term a landslide, and the
loss of the Senate by the Democrats to the Republicans.
The people have spoken in no uncertain terms. Their
choices have been made and the transition from the Carter
to the Reagan Administration will be a smooth one.
As far as our relationship with Japan is concerned,
it will continue on the same basis in the next Administra-tion
and the ties which bind our two nations together
will become stronger in the years ahead. I am confident
that this is the view of President-elect Ronald Reagan.
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Since they represent the world's two leading
industrial economies, both the United States and Japan
have a strong interest in securing stable and economically
priced supplies of mineral resources. In recent years
we have been continually reminded of the constraints on
economic growth that shortages of vital minerals can
pose for our manufacturing economies. The key to over­coming
these difficulties is the development and applica­tion
of new technologies for finding and exploiting the
world's mineral resources. Meetings such as these
between engineers and scientists representing the world's
two most technologically advanced nations will unquestion­ably
play an important role in raising the technological
level of the search for minerals and also in improving the
productivity of our mining industries. This is but one
more example of the increasingly close cooperation between
our two countries.
I feel a special affinity for your organization
because, as some of you may be aware, I worked as a copper
miner myself many years ago in Montana, and later as a
mining engineer. I am doubly pleased to be involved in
this gathering since it brings together Japanese and
American specialists. It therefore represents one more
facet in the ever increasing network of ties between
the United States and Japan, ties that comprise the most
important bilateral relationship in the world.
you success in your meeting.
I wish
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SEMINAR ON U.S. LABOR-MANAGEMENT
RELATIONS PRACTICES
KEIDANREN HALL, ToKYo
DECEMBER 10, 1980
PRESIDENT 0TSUKI, MINISTER FUJIO AND PARTICIPANTS IN
THIS SEMINAR ON AMERICAN LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS PRACTICES:
IT IS A PLEASURE FOR ME TO ATTEND THIS OPENING MEETING OF
SCHOLARS AND PRACTITIONERS OF THE ANCIENT ART OF HUMAN
RELATIONS, FOR THAT IS REALLY WHAT LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
ARE ALL ABOUT. THROUGH DISCUSSION AND CONSULTATION, PEOPLE
AND ORGANIZATIONS SEEK TO ADJUST AT THE WORK SITE TO COMPLE­MENTARY
AND OFTEN COMPETING OBJECTIVES, IN THIS WAY EACH
TRIES TO RECEIVE A FAIR SHARE OF THE HUMAN AND MATERIAL
RESOURCES WHICH HE HAS INVESTED. IN THIS RESPECT, THE
OBJECTIVES OF JAPANESE AND AMERICAN MANAGEMENT AND LABOR
ARE IDENTICAL.
BEHIND THIS TRUTH THERE ARE, OF COURSE, MANY DIFFERENT
FORMS or- APPLICATION. THESE HAVE BEEN SHAPED BY HISTORICAL,
CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC FORCES, JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES,
TWO MAJOR ECONOMIC POWERS, SHARE MANY OF THE SAME PROBLEMS
WHICH HAVE COME WITH INDUSTRIALIZATION. HOWEVER, EACH HAS
EVOLVED PATTERNS FOR HANDLING THE SENSITIVE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS OWN
CULTURAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC HISTORY.
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As WE MOVE INTO THE NINETEEN EIGHTIES AND BEYOND IT
IS MY FIRM CONVICTION THAT SIMILARITIES IN DEALING WITH
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THE NEEDS OF WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS WILL GROW AND DIFFERENCES
SHRINK. EVEN SO, IN VIEW OF THE SIZE AND COMPLEXITY OF THE
RELATIONS BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES, MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF
THE DIFFERENCES THAT DO EXIST IS INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT.
lN LOOKING CLOSELY AT HOW A SOCIETY HANDLES ITS WORK
RELATIONSHIPS, WE ALSO GET A BETTER IDEA OF THE SOCIETY
ITSELF AND HOW OUR OWN ABILITIES AND HABITS WILL FIT INTO
THAT SOCIETY. As YOU HEAR HOW THINGS ARE DONE IN THE UNITED
STATES, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU CONSIDER NOT ONLY HOW THIS
DIFFERS FROM WHAT IS DONE IN JAPAN, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY,
HOW YOUR OWN PRACTICES CAN BE ADAPTED TO THE AMERICAN
ENVIRONMENT, WITHIN THE UNITED STATES, THERE IS NO ONE
EXCLUSIVE WAY OF DOING THINGS BUT MANY VARIATIONS WITHIN
THE OVERALL FRAMEWORK. CERTAINLY, MANY OF THE PRACTICES
FOR WHICH YOU ARE JUSTLY PRAISED WOULD FIT INTO THIS
FRAMEWORK.
WHEN SECRETARY MARSHALL FIRST BROACHED THE IDEA OF A
SEMINAR ON AMERICAN LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS PRACTICES IT
STRUCK ME THAT IN THIS AREA WHAT IS PERCEIVED IS OFTEN
QUITE DIFFERENT FROM WHAT ACTUALLY TAKES PLACE, THIS IS
TRUE EVEN WITHIN THE UNITED STATES WHERE THE MEDIA EACH
YEAR TEND TO FOCUS MORE UPON A FEW LENGTHY STRIKES THAN
UPON THE MAJORITY OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT NEGOTIATIONS WHICH
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ARE RESOLVED WITHOUT CONFLICT, GIVEN THE DIFFICULTIES OF
DISTANCE AND LANGUAGE, I CAN WELL UNDERSTAND HOW INCOMPLETE
AND SOMETIMES NOT TOTALLY ACCURATE IMPRESSIONS CAN BE
OBTAINED. THAT IS WHY I CONSIDER THIS SEMINAR SO IMPORTANT;
IT CAN PROVIDE YOU THE FACTS UPON WHICH TO MAKE YOUR DECISIONS,
IN LOOKING BACK A BIT, IT MIGHT BE WELL TO RECALL THE
NINETEEN FIFTIES AND SIXTIES WHEN AMERICAN BUSINESS EXPANDED
WORLDWIDE -- A PHENOMENON THAT IS STILL TAKING PLACE, THOUGH
PERHAPS NOT AS DRAMATICALLY, ALTHOUGH JAPANESE CUSTOMS ARE
SEEN AS BEING VERY DIFFERENT FROM OUR OWN, MANY AMERICAN
COMPANIES HAVE TAKEN THE PLUNGE AND INVESTED IN JAPAN, THE
VERY ACTIVE AND OUTSTANDING AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN
JAPAN IS VISIBLE PROOF OF THE AMERICAN BUSINESSMAN'S COMMIT­MENT
TO THIS MARKET. Now THE TIDE IS ALSO FLOWING IN THE
OTHER DIRECTION, I AM CONFIDENT THAT ONCE IN POSSESSION OF
THE FACTS THE JAPANESE INVESTOR WILL FIND CONDITIONS IN THE
UNITED STATES EVERY BIT AS ATTRACTIVE AS THE AMERICAN
ENTREPRENEUR HAS FOUND THEM IN JAPAN. IN MY THREE AND ONE­HALF
YEARS HERE I HAVE SEEN NOTHING TO SUGGEST THAT THE
JAPANESE BUSINESSMAN IS ANY THE LESS CAPABLE THAN HIS
AMERICAN COUNTERPART, OR ANY THE LESS ABLE TO COMPETE ON
THE SAME TURF, l CAN ONLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO STUDY FULLY
CONDITIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, You WILL FIND THEM FAR
MORE FAVORABLE THAN IS GENERALLY PORTRAYED IN THE MEDIA,
l AM PLEASED THAT SO MANY OF MY DISTINGUISHED
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COUNTRYMEN HAVE COME TO JAPAN FOR THIS SEMINAR, INCLUDING
MY OLD FRIEND AND PREDECESSOR HERE IN ToKYO, THE ESTEEMED
FORMER SECRETARY OF LABOR, JIM HoDGSON, IT IS TYPICAL OF
JIM TO ONCE AGAIN MAKE A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO JAPANESE­AMERICAN
UNDERSTANDING,
J AM DOUBLY PLEASED THAT THIS GATHERING BRINGS TOGETHER
THESE AMERICAN SPECIALISTS AND AN OUTSTANDING GROUP OF
INTERNATIONALLY-MINDED JAPANESE BUSINESS EXECUTIVES, THIS
SEMINAR REPRESENTS ONE MORE LINK IN THE EYER-INCREASING
NETWORK OF TIES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN, TIES
THAT COMPRISE THE MOST IMPORTANT BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP
IN THE WORLD, J WISH YOU SUCCESS IN YOUR DISCUSSIONS
AND HOPE THAT AT THE END OF THESE NEXT FEW DAYS THE PERCEP­TIONS
YOU HOLD OF AMERICAN LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS MAY
INDEED HAVE MOVED CLOSER TOGETHER TO THE ACTUAL PRACTICES,
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AM PLEASED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AGAIN TO JOIN
YOU IN CELEBRATING THE END OF ANOTHER YEAR AND TO THANK
YOU FOR THE JOB YOU HAVE BEEN AND ARE DOING.
MucH HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED IN THE PAST YEAR - THERE
HAVE BEEN CONTINUING AND IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS IN ALL ASPECTS
OF THE US-JAPAN RELATIONS, As WE APPROACH THE END OF 1980
WE CAN SAY THAT THE RELATIONSHIP IS STRONGER AND HEALTHIER
THAN EVER.
THE LIST OF ACTIVITIES IN WHICH YOUR EFFORTSJ IDEAS
AND ASSISTANCE HAVE BEEN INVALUABLE IS TOO LONG TO REVIEW
COMPLETELY,
SoME HIGHLIGHTS WHICH COME TO MIND ARE:
- THE NEGOTIATIONS ON U.S, TOBACCO IMPORTS AND THE NTT
PROCUREMENT NEGOTIATIONSJ
- THE SERVICE PROVIDED TO AMERICAN BUSINESSMEN SEEKING
COMMERCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT JAPANJ
- THE INCREASED COOPERATION IN DEFENSEJ OF WHICH THIS
WEEK's VISIT BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE BROWN IS A PARTJ
- THt EFFORTS- TO EXPOSE MORE JAPANESE TO THE MANY FACETS
OF AMERICAN CULTUREJ
- THE CONTINUING EFFORTS OF THE PROVISION OF NUMEROUS
SERVICES TO JAPANESE AND AMERICANS IN THE AREAS OF VISAS)
PASSPORTS) NOTARIAL SERVICES AND OTHERS)
- THE MARVELOUS PART THAT ALL OF YOU HAVE PLAYED IN
DEALING WITH A CONTINUOUS FLOW OF OFFICIAL VISITORS) WHICH
FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW HAS INCLUDED THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES.
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No ONE KNOWS BETTER THAN YOU AND I THAT IT HAS NOT
ALL BEEN EASY. MosT OF YOU AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER HAVE BEEN
CALLED ON TO SPEND LONG HOURS OF HARD WORK IN DEALING WITH
DIFFICULT AND SOMETIMES VERY FRUSTRATING SITUATIONSj THE
DEMANDS PLACED ON YOU MUST AT TIMES SEEM TO BE EXTRAORDINARY,
I KNOW YOUR IMMEDIATE SUPERVISORS HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR APPRE­CIATION
FOR YOUR WORK BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I PERSONALLY
AM VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE SUPPORT OF THE FSN STAFF,
WoRKING TOGETHERJ JAPANESE AND AMERICANSJ WE HAVE COME
THROUGH THIS YEAR WITH COLORS STILL FLYING. I AM PROUD OF
THE TEAM SPIRIT WHICH THIS MISSION EXUDES. I HAVE SAID BEFORE
THAT GOOD TEAM WORK DEPENDS ON A HIGH DEGREE OF MUTUAL RESPECTJ
INDIVIDUAL DEDICATIONJ AND PERSONAL SATISFACTION WITH HIGH
STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCEJ ALL OF WHICH APTLY DESCRIBE THE
MEMBERS OF THIS TEAM. WITH THIS OUTLOOKJ WE CAN CONFIDENTLY
APPROACH ANY CHALLENGES WE MAY FACE IN THE NEW YEAR.
BEFORE CLOSINGJ I'D LIKE US TO REFLECT FOR A MOMENT ON
THE LESS HAPPY SITUATIONS ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD WHERE SOME
OF OUR COLLEAGUES (AMERICANS AND FoREIGN SERVICE NATIONALS)
ARE FACING UNDUE HARDSHIPS AND THREATS TO THEIR OWN SAFETY IN
THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR JOBS. ALL OF US HOPE AND PRAY FOR
THE EARLY AND SAFE RETURN OF THE HOSTAGES FROM IRAN AND ALSO
FOR THE SAFETY AND WELL BEING O.F THOSE IN OTHER AREAS WHERE
THE LOCAL ATMOSPHERE IS HOSTILEJ UNFRIENDLY AND THREATENING
TO PERSONAL SAFETY AND WEL~ BEING,
MRS, MANSFIELD JO)NS ME ONCE, . AGAIN IN WISHING EACH AND EVERY
ONE OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES GOOD HEALTH AND GREAT HAPPINESS OVER
THIS HOLIDAY SEAS, ON AND THROUGHOUT ~JHE COMING YEAR,
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Ambassador's Remarks on the Hostages in Teheran
As you all know, the "Yellow Ribbon" has come to
symbolize the fact that we in the Foreign Service have not
forgotten for a moment the plight of our colleagues who
are held hostage by the Iranians.
As we enter the holiday season, a time of happiness
for us and our families, we remember that the families of
the hostages face quite a different kind of holiday.
There is now a glimmer of hope in the situation, the
hope that the Iranians are finally moving toward releasing
the hostages, but is is as yet no more than a hope. We all
have faith, however, that our colleagues will be back with us
soon. And, while we are distressed at their captivity, we
never cease to admire them for their fortitude under extra­ordinarily
trying conditions.
I will now attach this yellow ribbon to the Embassy's
Christmas tree, as a symbol of both concern and hope, and in
solidarity with the hostages' families.
I also invite those of you who wish, to participate
with me by hanging a yellow ribbon on this smaller tree as well.
Thank you
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WE HAVE SAVED A SPECIAL SURPRISE FOR THE LAST, LEL IT GIVES
ME -- AND ALL THE OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH
YOU -- GREAT PLEASURE IN PRESENTING A SUPERIOR HONOR AWARD TO YOU.
THE WORDS ON THE CITATION SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES AND US,
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE PRESENTS LEONA M. ANDERSON WITH A SUPERIOR
HONOR AWARD "FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HER
DUTIES AS COUNSELOR FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE AMERICAN EMBASSY
IN TOKYO~ JAPAN~ COMBINING ADMINISTRATIVE ABILITY OF EXCEPTIONAL
QUALITY WITH CREATIVITY~ GENEROSITY AND IMPARTIALITY~ DURING THE
YEARS 1975- 1980,"
WE ALL~ FELLOW WORKERS AND FRIENDS~ CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR FINE
ACHIEVEMENTS AND WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK AFTER YOUR RETIREMENT
FROM THE FOREIGN SERVICE AND IN YOUR NEW LIFE,
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THE NEXT AWARD IS A CAsH AwARD FOR A SPECIAL AcT. MR. YosHIO
KITANAKAJ INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION AGENCY) IN RECOGNITION OF
YOUR FINE WORK ON THE PRODUCTION SYSTEM OF TRENDS MAGAZINE) WHICH
CONTRIBUTED TO A LARGE MONETARY SAVINGS FOR THIS POST) I WOULD LIKE
TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS CHECK AS A TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FINE ACCOMPLISHMENT.
THE NEXT CASH AWARD) FOR SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE BY KAZUO HATTORI)
BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT OFFICE) IS BEING PRESENTED FOR SUPERIOR
PERFORMANCE IN FUNDS CONTROL AND BUDGET ESTIMATING DURING A PERIOD
OF UNUSUAL FISCAL ACTIVITY AND INCREASED WORKLOAD.
CONGRATULATIONS FOR A JOB WELL DONE.
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THIS IS THE TIME OF THE YEAR TO HONOR A SPECIAL GROUP --
OUR MISSION CHAUFFEURS, THOSE CHAUFFEURS WE ARE HONORING TODAY
HAVE BEEN DRIVING US SAFELY AROUND TOKYO AND JAPAN FOR A TOTAL OF
410 YEARS, As A THREE AND A HALF YEAR VETERAN OBSERVER OF TRAFFIC
IN JAPAN~ THAT IS A VERY IMPRESSIVE SCORE, THE SAFE DRIVING AWARD
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~PROVIDES NOT ONLY FOR OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF THE EMPLOYEE'S
ACHIEVEMENT BUT ALSO AUTHORIZES A CASH PAYMENT AS INCENTIVE TO
CONTINUE A SAFE DRIVING RECORD FOR YEAR AFTER YEAR. I'M HAPPY TO
SEE SO MANY OF OUR DRIVERS BACK HERE TODAY.
WE MOVE NOW TO LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARDS. THE TWENTY-TWO
EMPLOYEES WE ARE RECOGNIZING TODAY FOR LENGTH OF SERVICE TOTALING
485 YEARS ARE FINE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE, WE WILL
START WITH THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED 10 YEARS:
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THIS IS ONE OF THE MORE PLEASANT DUTIES OF MY JOB AS AMBASSADOR;
ON FRIDAY EVENING TALKED TO MANY OF YOU ABOUT THE EXCELLENT JOB
BEING DONE BY THE MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN AND JAPANESE STAFF IN
FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS MISSION. IT IS FITTING THAT
WE ARE HERE THIS AFTERNOON TO RECOGNIZE A NUMBER OF YOU FOR
EXTRAORDINARY PERFORMANCE AND OTHERS FOR LENGTHYJ DEDICATED AND
LOYAL SERVICE,
THE FIRST AWARD Is A MERITORious HoNoR AwARD. Ms. TERUKo
SAKANEJ BuDGET AND MANAGEMENT DFFICEJ Is BEING GIVEN THE AWARD FOR
SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE IN VOUCHER AUDITINGJ ESPECIALLY DURING A PERIOD
OF SEVERAL MONTHS WHEN VACANCIES IN THE OFFICE AND A HIGH VOLUME OF
WORK COMBINED TO CREATE EXTRA PRESSURES ON THE VOUCHER UNIT. AS A
RECIPIENT OF THE RESULTS OF YOUR HARD WORKJ IT GIVES ME GREAT
PLEASURE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS AWARD,
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WE ALSO WISH TO EXTEND CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE EMPLOYEES OF
THE EMBASSY AND CONSTITUENT POSTS WHO HAVE RECEIVED AWARDS SINCE
OUR LAST MISSION AWARDS CEREMONY,
AGAIN~ CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH AND EVERY PERSON WHO RECEIVED
AN AWARD TODAY, I'M SURE THERE ARE OTHERS ON THE STAFF EQUALLY
DESERVING AND HOPE THAT SUPERVISORS IN THE MISSION WILL BE
ENCOURAGED BY TODAY'S CEREMONY AND WILL TAKE POSITIVE ACTION TO
RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF EMPLOYEES UNDER
THEIR SUPERVISION.
WILL AWARDS RECIPIENTS COME FORWARD NOW FOR A GROUP PHOTO,
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DRAFT REMARKS FOR CHRISTMAS PARTY, DECEMBER 24
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I want to welcome~ allhto our annual Embassy Christmas
party. Quc'i a~ai11, ~""em! "t!!.'tl~-· o:r~· yea~ · art<r·y · i1t!r"
agai~ r~minded of how large our Embassy ramily ·is. I am genuinely
pleased to have an occasion such as this which brings so many
of us together especially in such a relaxed and congenial atmosphere.
Once again, we have had a year highlighted by a Presidential
visit. Once again, you all performed superbly, and showed just
how professionally this Embassy's staff can operate under very
demanding conditions.
In addition to the President, we have hosted visiting
members of Congress, Cabinet Secretaries and others in great
numbers l~....,. b~ ye;w;;, I know that all of them left
Tokyo deeply impressed with your ability to plan and coordinate
smoothly, and with a feeling of appreciation for your contribution
to the success of their respective missions.
Though it may have seemed so at times, we have not spent
all of 1980 dealing with visitors. Our basic purpose has always
been to strengthen and improve Japanese-American relations, and
I can safely say we have succeeded admirably in this. Many
problems in our rleations have been solved through our efforts
in concert with others, and we have made great progress this year
in deepening this most important bilateral relationship. We have
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achieved agreement on ~~~procurement and on tobacco marketing, ~
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have successfully employed ,the 1978 extradition treaty, and ~ have
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impressed upon ~"S4i ~our views of the mcreasing dangers of
the world we live in, in the hope t~at they will see the need to
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improve their defense capability~ qy ~
A few days ago, we tied yellow ribbons on a tree to remind
ourselves of our colleagues in Tehran and of the ordeal they
continue to endure. We will all be thinking of them during
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this holiday season, and will continue to hope ~that efforts for
their safe return will soon be successful.
I welcome you to this Embassy Christmas party,
all of you and your families a ~±rT Christmas and a
New Year.
Drafted 1:y Al 0 'Neill
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AMBASSADOR'S REMARKS
EMBASSY CHRISTMAS PARTY
DE(EMBER 24, 1980
I WANT TO WELCOME ALL OF YOU TO OUR ANNUAL EMBASSY
CHRISTMAS PARTY, I AM GENUINELY PLEASED TO HAVE AN OCCASION
SUCH AS THIS~ WHICH BRINGS SO MANY OF US TOGETHER, ESPECIALLY
IN SUCH A RELAXED AND CONGENIAL ATMOSPHERE,
ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE HAD A YEAR HIGHLIGHTED BY A
PRESIDENTIAL VISIT, ONCE AGAIN, YOU ALL PERFORMED SUPERBLY,
AND SHOWED JUST HOW PROFESSIONALLY THIS EMBASSY'S STAFF CAN
OPERATE UNDER VERY DEMANDING CONDITIONS.
IN ADDITION TO THE PRESIDENT, WE HAVE HOSTED VISITING
MEMBERS OF CoNGRESS, CABINET SECRETARIES AND OTHERS IN
GREAT NUMBERS, I KNOW THAT ALL OF THEM LEFT TOKYO DEEPLY
IMPRESSED WITH YOUR ABILITY TO PLAN AND COORDINATE SMOOTHLY,
AND WITH A FEELING OF APPRECIATION FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION
TO THE SUCCESS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE MISSIONS,
THOUGH IT MAY HAVE SEEMED SO AT TIMES, WE HAVE NOT
SPENT ALL OF 1980 DEALING WITH VISITORS, OUR BASIC PURPOSE
HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO STRENGTHEN AND IMPROVE JAPANESE-AMERICAN
RELATIONS, AND I CAN SAFELY SAY WE HAVE SUCCEEDED ADMIRABLY
IN THIS, MANY PROBLEMS IN OUR RELATIONS HAVE BEEN SOLVED
THROUGH OUR EFFORTS IN CONCERT WITH OTHERS, AND WE HAVE MADE
GREAT PROGRESS THIS YEAR IN DEEPENING THIS MOST IMPORTANT
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BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP. WE HAVE ACHIEVED AGREEMENT ON
GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AND ON TOBACCO MARKETING, WE HAVE
SUCCESSFULLY EMPLOYED THE 1978 EXTRADITION TREATY, AND WE
HAVE IMPRESSED UPON OUR ALLIES OUR VIEWS OF THE INCREASING
DANGERS OF THE WORLD WE LIVE IN, IN THE HOPE THAT THEY WILL
SEE THE NEED TO IMPROVE THEIR DEFENSE CAPABILITY -- ON THEIR
OWN RESPONSIBILITY.
A FEW DAYS AGO, WE TIED YELLOW RIBBONS ON A TREE TO
REMIND OURSELVES OF OUR COLLEAGUES IN TEHRAN AND OF THE
ORDEAL THEY CONTINUE TO ENDURE. WE WILL ALL BE THINKING
OF THEM DURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, AND WILL CONTINUE TO
HOPE AND PRAY THAT EFFORTS FOR THEIR SAFE RETURN WILL SOON
BE SUCCESSFUL.
l WELCOME YOU TO THIS EMBASSY CHRISTMAS PARTY, AND I
WISH ALL OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES A GOOD CHRISTMAS AND
A PEACEFUL NEW YEAR.
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OPENING REMARKS
AMBASSADOR MIKE MANSFIELD
EMBASSY ORIENTATION PROGRAM
OCTOBER 21~ 1981
I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU THIS MORNING TO THE ANNUAL
EMBASSY ORIENTATION PROGRAM. DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS~ I'M
SURE THAT ALL OF YOU~ NEWCOMERS AND OLD HANDS ALIKE~ WILL
COME TO HAVE A' GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE SCOPE OF OUR
OPERATION~ THE MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF WORK WHICH GO ON IN
OUR EMBASSY~ AND HOW EACH OF YOU FITS INTO THE LARGER PICTURE
OF THE U.S. MISSION IN JAPAN.
OUR SPEAKERS WILL BE TALKING ABOUT A VERY LARGEtSCALE
OPERATION INDEED, THIS CHANCERY BUILDING ITSELF~ OPENED
FIVE YEARS AGO~ IS THE LARGEST U.S. CHANCERY IN THE WORLD.
OUR EMBASSY STAFF OF ALMOST 600 EMPLOYEES~ REPRESENTING
OVER 20 GOVERNMENT AGENCIES COMPRISES ONE OF OUR LARGEST
EMBASSIES,
I HAVE SAID THIS MANY TIMES BEFORE~ BUT IT BEARS
REPEATING~ PARTICULARLY NOW~ RIGHT AT THE START OF THIS
PROGRAM: THE U.S. - JAPAN RELATIONSHIP IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP IN THE WORLD~ BAR NUN£!
ALL OF YOU HERE~ AS MEMBERS OF THE EMBASSY FAMILY~ HAVE
AN IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY IN THIS VITAL RELATIONSHIP,
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THE NEXT TWO DAYS WILL GIVE YOU A BETTER FEELING FOR
JUST HOW MANY-FACETED THE U.S, - JAPAN RELATIONSHIP IS, AT
THIS TIME) LET ME OFFER JUST A FEW EXAMPLES:
LAST YEAR OUR CONSULAR SECTION DOWNSTAIRS ISSUED OVER
HALF A MILLION VISAS TO JAPANESE TRAVELING TO THE U.S,;
FREQUENT CULTURAL) SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL
EXCHANGES COMPRISE A HIGHLY IMPORTANT PART OF THE
CONTINUING DIALOGUE BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES;
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-- ·THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN MAINTAIN THE LARGEST
OVERSEAS TRADING RELATIONSHIP IN THE HISTORY'OF THE
WORLD -- TWO WAY TRADE IS OVER $51 BILLION AND
GROWING RAPIDLY; AND)
JAPAN IS BY FAR OUR BEST CUSTOMER OF AMERICAN
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - $6 BILLION IN 1980 -
AND HERE TOO) THE TREND IS UP.
BUT JAPAN IS MUCH MORE TO THE UNITED STATES THAN OUR MAJOR
OVERSEAS TRADING PARTNER, JAPAN IS OUR CLOSE FRIEND AND
STAUNCH ALLY, WE HAVE AN EXTREMELY CLOSE POLITICAL RELATIONSHIP
TESTIFIED TO BY FREQUENT CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN US ON ALL MAJOR
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES.
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I AM HAPPY AND PROUD TO BE A PART OF THIS U.S. - JAPAN
RELATIONSHIPJ AND I HOPE THAT ALL OF YOU SHARE THIS FEELING
WITH ME. As THIS ORIENTATION PROGRESSESJ I'M SURE YOU WILL
COME TO APPRECIATE MORE FULLY THE BREADTH OF THIS VITALLY
IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP AND THE ROLE THAT THE EMBASSY --
ALL OF US PLAY IN IT.
Now I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE BILL CLARKJ ouR DCMJ AND
ASK HIM TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND INTRODUCE THE SENIOR EMBASSY
OFFICERS,
ONCE AGAINJ WELCOME TO OUR ORIENTATION PROGRAM.•
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THE AHI!.I\ICAN PEOPLE HAVB SPOKEl~ IN A FHiill, DENOC!i.ATIC ELECTION AND !lAVE
CHOSEN hONALD lillAGAN AS THE 40TH PliliSID1NT OF THE UNITED STATES . AS FJ\Ii.
AS JAPJ)N IS CONCERNED, OUR POLICY WILL BE UNCHANGlill~ AND viE \'/ILL CONTINUE
TO DO EVEJ~YTHING vJE CAN TO l1AKE STRONGER THE HOST IHPO!i.TANT BILATEML
ft.E:LATIONSIUP IN Ttl]); M W011.LD -- THAT IS B:E.T\vl:EN JAPAN AND THE UNITl!:D
STATES -- MD TO DO SO ON THE BASIS OF EQUALITY, MUTUAL n~UST, l1UTUAL
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COtlFIDENCE AND ChEATER UNDEhSTANDING . OV!~ RELATIONSHIP IS TOO IHPOh-l<
TANT TO DO UTHEhWISE . AND I AH CONFIDENT THAT THAT IS THE VI1W OF
PhESIDENT :)!,UC},' hEAGAN.
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Mr. Mori, Mr. Kraemer, and Delegates to the Fourth
Joint Meeting of the Mining and Metallurgic Institute of
Japan and the American Institute of Minins, Metallurgical
and Petroleum Engineers. It is a great pleasure for me to
have the opportunity to speak to you today.
As you already know, the results of the U.S.
Presidential election are in and this coming January
Ronald Reagan will be sworn in as our new President. Under
bee..,
the Carter Administration great progress hPsrraae in
strengthening the bonds between the U.S. and Japan and I
am proud to have been able to play a part in that process.
I firmly believe under the new administration U.S.-Japanese
relations will continue to develop in a positive manner
for the benefit of both countries.
I was n-ot surprised at the outco~e of the election; ~
I w-as surprised by the size of the vote in favor of Governor Reagan, which I would term a landslide, and the
loss of the Senate by the Democrats to the Republicans.
The people have spoken in no uncertain terms. Their
choices have been made and the transition from the Carter
to the Reagan Administration will be a smooth one.
As far as our relationship with Japan is concerned,
it will continue on the same basis in the next Administra-tion
and the ties which bind our two nations together
will become stronger in the years ahead. I am confident
that this is the view of President-elect Ronald Reagan.
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Since they represent the world's two leading
industrial economies, both the United States and Japan
have a strong interest in securing stable and economically
priced supplies of mineral resources. In recent years
we have been continually reminded of the constraints on
economic growth that shortages of vital minerals can
pose for our manufacturing economies. The key to over­coming
these difficulties is the development and applica­tion
of new technologies for finding and exploiting the
world's mineral resources. Meetings such as these
between engineers and scientists representing the world's
two most technologically advanced nations will unquestion­ably
play an important role in raising the technological
level of the search for minerals and also in improving the
productivity of our mining industries. This is but one
more example of the increasingly close cooperation between
our two countries.
I feel a special affinity for your organization
because, as some of you may be aware, I worked as a copper
miner myself many years ago in Montana, and later as a
mining engineer. I am doubly pleased to be involved in
this gathering since it brings together Japanese and
American specialists. It therefore represents one more
facet in the ever increasing network of ties between
the United States and Japan, ties that comprise the most
important bilateral relationship in the world.
you success in your meeting.
I wish
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SEMINAR ON U.S. LABOR-MANAGEMENT
RELATIONS PRACTICES
KEIDANREN HALL, ToKYo
DECEMBER 10, 1980
PRESIDENT 0TSUKI, MINISTER FUJIO AND PARTICIPANTS IN
THIS SEMINAR ON AMERICAN LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS PRACTICES:
IT IS A PLEASURE FOR ME TO ATTEND THIS OPENING MEETING OF
SCHOLARS AND PRACTITIONERS OF THE ANCIENT ART OF HUMAN
RELATIONS, FOR THAT IS REALLY WHAT LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
ARE ALL ABOUT. THROUGH DISCUSSION AND CONSULTATION, PEOPLE
AND ORGANIZATIONS SEEK TO ADJUST AT THE WORK SITE TO COMPLE­MENTARY
AND OFTEN COMPETING OBJECTIVES, IN THIS WAY EACH
TRIES TO RECEIVE A FAIR SHARE OF THE HUMAN AND MATERIAL
RESOURCES WHICH HE HAS INVESTED. IN THIS RESPECT, THE
OBJECTIVES OF JAPANESE AND AMERICAN MANAGEMENT AND LABOR
ARE IDENTICAL.
BEHIND THIS TRUTH THERE ARE, OF COURSE, MANY DIFFERENT
FORMS or- APPLICATION. THESE HAVE BEEN SHAPED BY HISTORICAL,
CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC FORCES, JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES,
TWO MAJOR ECONOMIC POWERS, SHARE MANY OF THE SAME PROBLEMS
WHICH HAVE COME WITH INDUSTRIALIZATION. HOWEVER, EACH HAS
EVOLVED PATTERNS FOR HANDLING THE SENSITIVE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS OWN
CULTURAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC HISTORY.
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As WE MOVE INTO THE NINETEEN EIGHTIES AND BEYOND IT
IS MY FIRM CONVICTION THAT SIMILARITIES IN DEALING WITH
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THE NEEDS OF WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS WILL GROW AND DIFFERENCES
SHRINK. EVEN SO, IN VIEW OF THE SIZE AND COMPLEXITY OF THE
RELATIONS BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES, MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF
THE DIFFERENCES THAT DO EXIST IS INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT.
lN LOOKING CLOSELY AT HOW A SOCIETY HANDLES ITS WORK
RELATIONSHIPS, WE ALSO GET A BETTER IDEA OF THE SOCIETY
ITSELF AND HOW OUR OWN ABILITIES AND HABITS WILL FIT INTO
THAT SOCIETY. As YOU HEAR HOW THINGS ARE DONE IN THE UNITED
STATES, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU CONSIDER NOT ONLY HOW THIS
DIFFERS FROM WHAT IS DONE IN JAPAN, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY,
HOW YOUR OWN PRACTICES CAN BE ADAPTED TO THE AMERICAN
ENVIRONMENT, WITHIN THE UNITED STATES, THERE IS NO ONE
EXCLUSIVE WAY OF DOING THINGS BUT MANY VARIATIONS WITHIN
THE OVERALL FRAMEWORK. CERTAINLY, MANY OF THE PRACTICES
FOR WHICH YOU ARE JUSTLY PRAISED WOULD FIT INTO THIS
FRAMEWORK.
WHEN SECRETARY MARSHALL FIRST BROACHED THE IDEA OF A
SEMINAR ON AMERICAN LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS PRACTICES IT
STRUCK ME THAT IN THIS AREA WHAT IS PERCEIVED IS OFTEN
QUITE DIFFERENT FROM WHAT ACTUALLY TAKES PLACE, THIS IS
TRUE EVEN WITHIN THE UNITED STATES WHERE THE MEDIA EACH
YEAR TEND TO FOCUS MORE UPON A FEW LENGTHY STRIKES THAN
UPON THE MAJORITY OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT NEGOTIATIONS WHICH
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ARE RESOLVED WITHOUT CONFLICT, GIVEN THE DIFFICULTIES OF
DISTANCE AND LANGUAGE, I CAN WELL UNDERSTAND HOW INCOMPLETE
AND SOMETIMES NOT TOTALLY ACCURATE IMPRESSIONS CAN BE
OBTAINED. THAT IS WHY I CONSIDER THIS SEMINAR SO IMPORTANT;
IT CAN PROVIDE YOU THE FACTS UPON WHICH TO MAKE YOUR DECISIONS,
IN LOOKING BACK A BIT, IT MIGHT BE WELL TO RECALL THE
NINETEEN FIFTIES AND SIXTIES WHEN AMERICAN BUSINESS EXPANDED
WORLDWIDE -- A PHENOMENON THAT IS STILL TAKING PLACE, THOUGH
PERHAPS NOT AS DRAMATICALLY, ALTHOUGH JAPANESE CUSTOMS ARE
SEEN AS BEING VERY DIFFERENT FROM OUR OWN, MANY AMERICAN
COMPANIES HAVE TAKEN THE PLUNGE AND INVESTED IN JAPAN, THE
VERY ACTIVE AND OUTSTANDING AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN
JAPAN IS VISIBLE PROOF OF THE AMERICAN BUSINESSMAN'S COMMIT­MENT
TO THIS MARKET. Now THE TIDE IS ALSO FLOWING IN THE
OTHER DIRECTION, I AM CONFIDENT THAT ONCE IN POSSESSION OF
THE FACTS THE JAPANESE INVESTOR WILL FIND CONDITIONS IN THE
UNITED STATES EVERY BIT AS ATTRACTIVE AS THE AMERICAN
ENTREPRENEUR HAS FOUND THEM IN JAPAN. IN MY THREE AND ONE­HALF
YEARS HERE I HAVE SEEN NOTHING TO SUGGEST THAT THE
JAPANESE BUSINESSMAN IS ANY THE LESS CAPABLE THAN HIS
AMERICAN COUNTERPART, OR ANY THE LESS ABLE TO COMPETE ON
THE SAME TURF, l CAN ONLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO STUDY FULLY
CONDITIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, You WILL FIND THEM FAR
MORE FAVORABLE THAN IS GENERALLY PORTRAYED IN THE MEDIA,
l AM PLEASED THAT SO MANY OF MY DISTINGUISHED
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COUNTRYMEN HAVE COME TO JAPAN FOR THIS SEMINAR, INCLUDING
MY OLD FRIEND AND PREDECESSOR HERE IN ToKYO, THE ESTEEMED
FORMER SECRETARY OF LABOR, JIM HoDGSON, IT IS TYPICAL OF
JIM TO ONCE AGAIN MAKE A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO JAPANESE­AMERICAN
UNDERSTANDING,
J AM DOUBLY PLEASED THAT THIS GATHERING BRINGS TOGETHER
THESE AMERICAN SPECIALISTS AND AN OUTSTANDING GROUP OF
INTERNATIONALLY-MINDED JAPANESE BUSINESS EXECUTIVES, THIS
SEMINAR REPRESENTS ONE MORE LINK IN THE EYER-INCREASING
NETWORK OF TIES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN, TIES
THAT COMPRISE THE MOST IMPORTANT BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP
IN THE WORLD, J WISH YOU SUCCESS IN YOUR DISCUSSIONS
AND HOPE THAT AT THE END OF THESE NEXT FEW DAYS THE PERCEP­TIONS
YOU HOLD OF AMERICAN LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS MAY
INDEED HAVE MOVED CLOSER TOGETHER TO THE ACTUAL PRACTICES,
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AM PLEASED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AGAIN TO JOIN
YOU IN CELEBRATING THE END OF ANOTHER YEAR AND TO THANK
YOU FOR THE JOB YOU HAVE BEEN AND ARE DOING.
MucH HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED IN THE PAST YEAR - THERE
HAVE BEEN CONTINUING AND IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS IN ALL ASPECTS
OF THE US-JAPAN RELATIONS, As WE APPROACH THE END OF 1980
WE CAN SAY THAT THE RELATIONSHIP IS STRONGER AND HEALTHIER
THAN EVER.
THE LIST OF ACTIVITIES IN WHICH YOUR EFFORTSJ IDEAS
AND ASSISTANCE HAVE BEEN INVALUABLE IS TOO LONG TO REVIEW
COMPLETELY,
SoME HIGHLIGHTS WHICH COME TO MIND ARE:
- THE NEGOTIATIONS ON U.S, TOBACCO IMPORTS AND THE NTT
PROCUREMENT NEGOTIATIONSJ
- THE SERVICE PROVIDED TO AMERICAN BUSINESSMEN SEEKING
COMMERCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT JAPANJ
- THE INCREASED COOPERATION IN DEFENSEJ OF WHICH THIS
WEEK's VISIT BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE BROWN IS A PARTJ
- THt EFFORTS- TO EXPOSE MORE JAPANESE TO THE MANY FACETS
OF AMERICAN CULTUREJ
- THE CONTINUING EFFORTS OF THE PROVISION OF NUMEROUS
SERVICES TO JAPANESE AND AMERICANS IN THE AREAS OF VISAS)
PASSPORTS) NOTARIAL SERVICES AND OTHERS)
- THE MARVELOUS PART THAT ALL OF YOU HAVE PLAYED IN
DEALING WITH A CONTINUOUS FLOW OF OFFICIAL VISITORS) WHICH
FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW HAS INCLUDED THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES.
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No ONE KNOWS BETTER THAN YOU AND I THAT IT HAS NOT
ALL BEEN EASY. MosT OF YOU AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER HAVE BEEN
CALLED ON TO SPEND LONG HOURS OF HARD WORK IN DEALING WITH
DIFFICULT AND SOMETIMES VERY FRUSTRATING SITUATIONSj THE
DEMANDS PLACED ON YOU MUST AT TIMES SEEM TO BE EXTRAORDINARY,
I KNOW YOUR IMMEDIATE SUPERVISORS HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR APPRE­CIATION
FOR YOUR WORK BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I PERSONALLY
AM VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE SUPPORT OF THE FSN STAFF,
WoRKING TOGETHERJ JAPANESE AND AMERICANSJ WE HAVE COME
THROUGH THIS YEAR WITH COLORS STILL FLYING. I AM PROUD OF
THE TEAM SPIRIT WHICH THIS MISSION EXUDES. I HAVE SAID BEFORE
THAT GOOD TEAM WORK DEPENDS ON A HIGH DEGREE OF MUTUAL RESPECTJ
INDIVIDUAL DEDICATIONJ AND PERSONAL SATISFACTION WITH HIGH
STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCEJ ALL OF WHICH APTLY DESCRIBE THE
MEMBERS OF THIS TEAM. WITH THIS OUTLOOKJ WE CAN CONFIDENTLY
APPROACH ANY CHALLENGES WE MAY FACE IN THE NEW YEAR.
BEFORE CLOSINGJ I'D LIKE US TO REFLECT FOR A MOMENT ON
THE LESS HAPPY SITUATIONS ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD WHERE SOME
OF OUR COLLEAGUES (AMERICANS AND FoREIGN SERVICE NATIONALS)
ARE FACING UNDUE HARDSHIPS AND THREATS TO THEIR OWN SAFETY IN
THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR JOBS. ALL OF US HOPE AND PRAY FOR
THE EARLY AND SAFE RETURN OF THE HOSTAGES FROM IRAN AND ALSO
FOR THE SAFETY AND WELL BEING O.F THOSE IN OTHER AREAS WHERE
THE LOCAL ATMOSPHERE IS HOSTILEJ UNFRIENDLY AND THREATENING
TO PERSONAL SAFETY AND WEL~ BEING,
MRS, MANSFIELD JO)NS ME ONCE, . AGAIN IN WISHING EACH AND EVERY
ONE OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES GOOD HEALTH AND GREAT HAPPINESS OVER
THIS HOLIDAY SEAS, ON AND THROUGHOUT ~JHE COMING YEAR,
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Ambassador's Remarks on the Hostages in Teheran
As you all know, the "Yellow Ribbon" has come to
symbolize the fact that we in the Foreign Service have not
forgotten for a moment the plight of our colleagues who
are held hostage by the Iranians.
As we enter the holiday season, a time of happiness
for us and our families, we remember that the families of
the hostages face quite a different kind of holiday.
There is now a glimmer of hope in the situation, the
hope that the Iranians are finally moving toward releasing
the hostages, but is is as yet no more than a hope. We all
have faith, however, that our colleagues will be back with us
soon. And, while we are distressed at their captivity, we
never cease to admire them for their fortitude under extra­ordinarily
trying conditions.
I will now attach this yellow ribbon to the Embassy's
Christmas tree, as a symbol of both concern and hope, and in
solidarity with the hostages' families.
I also invite those of you who wish, to participate
with me by hanging a yellow ribbon on this smaller tree as well.
Thank you
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WE HAVE SAVED A SPECIAL SURPRISE FOR THE LAST, LEL IT GIVES
ME -- AND ALL THE OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH
YOU -- GREAT PLEASURE IN PRESENTING A SUPERIOR HONOR AWARD TO YOU.
THE WORDS ON THE CITATION SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES AND US,
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE PRESENTS LEONA M. ANDERSON WITH A SUPERIOR
HONOR AWARD "FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HER
DUTIES AS COUNSELOR FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE AMERICAN EMBASSY
IN TOKYO~ JAPAN~ COMBINING ADMINISTRATIVE ABILITY OF EXCEPTIONAL
QUALITY WITH CREATIVITY~ GENEROSITY AND IMPARTIALITY~ DURING THE
YEARS 1975- 1980"
WE ALL~ FELLOW WORKERS AND FRIENDS~ CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR FINE
ACHIEVEMENTS AND WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK AFTER YOUR RETIREMENT
FROM THE FOREIGN SERVICE AND IN YOUR NEW LIFE,
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THE NEXT AWARD IS A CAsH AwARD FOR A SPECIAL AcT. MR. YosHIO
KITANAKAJ INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION AGENCY) IN RECOGNITION OF
YOUR FINE WORK ON THE PRODUCTION SYSTEM OF TRENDS MAGAZINE) WHICH
CONTRIBUTED TO A LARGE MONETARY SAVINGS FOR THIS POST) I WOULD LIKE
TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS CHECK AS A TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FINE ACCOMPLISHMENT.
THE NEXT CASH AWARD) FOR SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE BY KAZUO HATTORI)
BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT OFFICE) IS BEING PRESENTED FOR SUPERIOR
PERFORMANCE IN FUNDS CONTROL AND BUDGET ESTIMATING DURING A PERIOD
OF UNUSUAL FISCAL ACTIVITY AND INCREASED WORKLOAD.
CONGRATULATIONS FOR A JOB WELL DONE.
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THIS IS THE TIME OF THE YEAR TO HONOR A SPECIAL GROUP --
OUR MISSION CHAUFFEURS, THOSE CHAUFFEURS WE ARE HONORING TODAY
HAVE BEEN DRIVING US SAFELY AROUND TOKYO AND JAPAN FOR A TOTAL OF
410 YEARS, As A THREE AND A HALF YEAR VETERAN OBSERVER OF TRAFFIC
IN JAPAN~ THAT IS A VERY IMPRESSIVE SCORE, THE SAFE DRIVING AWARD
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~PROVIDES NOT ONLY FOR OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF THE EMPLOYEE'S
ACHIEVEMENT BUT ALSO AUTHORIZES A CASH PAYMENT AS INCENTIVE TO
CONTINUE A SAFE DRIVING RECORD FOR YEAR AFTER YEAR. I'M HAPPY TO
SEE SO MANY OF OUR DRIVERS BACK HERE TODAY.
WE MOVE NOW TO LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARDS. THE TWENTY-TWO
EMPLOYEES WE ARE RECOGNIZING TODAY FOR LENGTH OF SERVICE TOTALING
485 YEARS ARE FINE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE, WE WILL
START WITH THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED 10 YEARS:
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THIS IS ONE OF THE MORE PLEASANT DUTIES OF MY JOB AS AMBASSADOR;
ON FRIDAY EVENING TALKED TO MANY OF YOU ABOUT THE EXCELLENT JOB
BEING DONE BY THE MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN AND JAPANESE STAFF IN
FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS MISSION. IT IS FITTING THAT
WE ARE HERE THIS AFTERNOON TO RECOGNIZE A NUMBER OF YOU FOR
EXTRAORDINARY PERFORMANCE AND OTHERS FOR LENGTHYJ DEDICATED AND
LOYAL SERVICE,
THE FIRST AWARD Is A MERITORious HoNoR AwARD. Ms. TERUKo
SAKANEJ BuDGET AND MANAGEMENT DFFICEJ Is BEING GIVEN THE AWARD FOR
SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE IN VOUCHER AUDITINGJ ESPECIALLY DURING A PERIOD
OF SEVERAL MONTHS WHEN VACANCIES IN THE OFFICE AND A HIGH VOLUME OF
WORK COMBINED TO CREATE EXTRA PRESSURES ON THE VOUCHER UNIT. AS A
RECIPIENT OF THE RESULTS OF YOUR HARD WORKJ IT GIVES ME GREAT
PLEASURE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS AWARD,
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WE ALSO WISH TO EXTEND CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE EMPLOYEES OF
THE EMBASSY AND CONSTITUENT POSTS WHO HAVE RECEIVED AWARDS SINCE
OUR LAST MISSION AWARDS CEREMONY,
AGAIN~ CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH AND EVERY PERSON WHO RECEIVED
AN AWARD TODAY, I'M SURE THERE ARE OTHERS ON THE STAFF EQUALLY
DESERVING AND HOPE THAT SUPERVISORS IN THE MISSION WILL BE
ENCOURAGED BY TODAY'S CEREMONY AND WILL TAKE POSITIVE ACTION TO
RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF EMPLOYEES UNDER
THEIR SUPERVISION.
WILL AWARDS RECIPIENTS COME FORWARD NOW FOR A GROUP PHOTO,
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DRAFT REMARKS FOR CHRISTMAS PARTY, DECEMBER 24
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I want to welcome~ allhto our annual Embassy Christmas
party. Quc'i a~ai11, ~""em! "t!!.'tl~-· o:r~· yea~ · art